British virus strain identified in Cambodia's fast-growing outbreak


A medic (in white) wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) talking to a woman waiting to take a coronavirus test at the National Olympic Stadium in Phnom Penh on Tuesday (Feb 23, 2021). - AFP

PHNOM PENH, Feb 23 (dpa): Cambodia, facing its worst Covid-19 outbreak since the pandemic began, has identified the more infectious strain of the coronavirus first discovered in Britain among new cases linked to the cluster.

The Ministry of Health said in a statement on Tuesday that three people tested positive for the British mutation.

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